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Looking at options trading activity among components of the Russell 3000 index, there is noteworthy activity today in Coherent Corp (Symbol: COHR), where a total volume of 12,164 contracts has been traded thus far today, a contract volume which is representative of approximately 1.2 million underlying shares (given that every 1 contract represents 100 underlying shares). That number works out to 58.1% of COHR's average daily trading volume over the past month, of 2.1 million shares. Especially high volume was seen for the $80 strike call option expiring June 07, 2024, with 1,012 contracts trading so far today, representing approximately 101,200 underlying shares of COHR. Below is a chart showing COHR's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $80 strike highlighted in orange:

Vistra Corp (Symbol: VST) saw options trading volume of 67,800 contracts, representing approximately 6.8 million underlying shares or approximately 57.5% of VST's average daily trading volume over the past month, of 11.8 million shares. Particularly high volume was seen for the $105 strike call option expiring June 21, 2024, with 19,021 contracts trading so far today, representing approximately 1.9 million underlying shares of VST. Below is a chart showing VST's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $105 strike highlighted in orange:

And Avantor Inc (Symbol: AVTR) saw options trading volume of 25,244 contracts, representing approximately 2.5 million underlying shares or approximately 54.7% of AVTR's average daily trading volume over the past month, of 4.6 million shares. Especially high volume was seen for the $23 strike put option expiring June 28, 2024, with 21,070 contracts trading so far today, representing approximately 2.1 million underlying shares of AVTR. Below is a chart showing AVTR's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $23 strike highlighted in orange:

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